Babri mosque demolition 22nd anniversary

22 years after the demolition, the trial in the Babri case is moving at a slow pace. The accused include senior BJP leaders Lal Krishna Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti and Vinay Katiyar. The trial is going on in two special CBI courts in Lucknow and Raebareli. Among the 980 witnesses, only 143 have recorded their statements so far in the CBI court in Lucknow. While in Raebareli, 50 witnesses out of 101 have deposed before the court. The special CBI courts were established on December 16,1992 in Raebareli and on September 8, 1993 in Lucknow.